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In the continuing efforts of keeping our campus safe from COVID-19, we will be postponing the 2020 Service Award Luncheon. While it was an extremely difficult decision to postpone the luncheon, we do not want to wait any longer to recognize those who achieved a service award milestone in 2020 and celebrate the recipients of our President’s Award of Excellence.

2020 Service Award Recipients

The following individuals celebrated a Service Award milestone in 2020:

5 Years

Rochelle Andrew – Custodian (Custodial)

Kate Bittner – Associate Director of Admissions & Director of Conservatory Admissions (Admissions)

Emily Bowles – Coordinator, Experiential Funding and Professional Networking (Career Center)

Stacy Dercks – Custodian (Custodial)

Jillian Drier – Director of Health Services (Wellness Services)

Andrea Guenther-Pal – Staff Counselor (Wellness Services)

Brandie Jewett – Accounts Payable Specialist (Financial Services)

Holly Laird – Custodian (Custodial)

Joshua Nolan – Electrician (Facility Services)

Patricia Schmidt – Custodian (Custodial)

Katie Seidel – Associate Director of Admissions (Admissions)

Toni Weijola – Conductor of Capriccio Girl Choir (Lawrence Community Music School)

10 Years

Becky Barthelmess – Associate Registrar (Registrar’s Office)

Scott Breyer – General Maintenance, Flooring and Tiles (Facility Services)

Kelly Coenen – Administrative Assistant (Communications)

Bernard Harvath – Boiler Operator/General Maintenance Mechanic (Facility Services)

Kristin McKinley – Director of Research Administration (Research Administration)

Crista Rettler – Student Accounts Specialist (Financial Services)

Shana Shallue – Associate Director of Alumni and Constituency Engagement (Alumni and Constituency Engagement)

Amy Tesch – Executive Assistant (Development)

Jill Thomas – Director of Technical Services and Assistant Professor (Library and Media Center)

Lisa Van Zeeland – Human Resources Manager (Human Resources)

15 Years

Lucas Brown – Assistant Vice President of Development & Campaign Director (Development)

Kim Eckstein – Bjorklunden Operations Manager (Bjorklunden)

Julie Haurykiewicz – Associate Dean of Academic Success and Instructor of the Freshman Academic Institute (Center for Academic Success)

Susan Sullivan – Teacher of String Bass (Lawrence Community Music School)

Laurie Yingling – Assistant Director of Planned Giving (Development)

Jenny Ziegler – Director of Development Analytics (Development)

20 Years

Jodie Bonikowske – Assistant Director of Campus Services – Warch Campus Center (Warch Campus Center)

Erin Buenzli – Assistant Dean of Wellness Services (Wellness Services)

Julia Jackson – Administrative Assistant (Conservatory of Music)

Leslie Outland Michelic – Lecturer of Music and Teacher of Oboe (Lawrence Community Music School)

Charity Rasmussen – Assistant Director of Student Activities (Office of Student Activities)

Steven Schommer – Carpenter (Facility Services)

Nicole Schultz – Custodian (Custodial)

Rodney Watkins – Custodian (Custodial)

25 Years

Sherri Immel – Senior Development Coordinator (Development)

Larisa Topolkaraeva – Teacher of Piano (Lawrence Community Music School)

Amy Van Schyndel – Assistant to the Director of Facility Services (Facility Services)

30 Years

Janet Bond-Sutter – Teacher of Violin and ASTRO Conductor (Lawrence Community Music School)

Peter Gilbert – Alice G. Chapman Director of the Library (Library and Media Center)

Cynthia Patterson – Circulation Services Supervisor (Library and Media Center)

Gregory Volk – Principal Gifts Officer (Development)

45 Years

LeRoy Frahm – Electronics Technician (Physics)

President’s Award of Excellence

President Burstein along with the President’s Award of Excellence Selection Committee are pleased to announce the 2020 President’s Award of Excellence recipients. The awards are based on the following criteria: innovation and enhancement to the university, support of individuals, stewardship of campus resources and facilities, teamwork and collaboration, and fostering a diverse and welcoming community.

The 2020 President’s Award of Excellence recipients are Jon Meyer, Director of Campus Services, and Jillian Drier, Director of Health Services. Take a moment to congratulate Jon and Jillian and watch their nominators here highlight a few of the countless reasons they are so deserving of this recognition. 

The WAICU Retirement Readiness Plan in partnership with Transamerica is pleased to offer a series of live webinars designed to help you take full advantage of everything the Retirement Readiness Plan has to offer. To register, please click on the title of the webinar and follow the on-screen prompts to register for the live webinar of your choice.

Upcoming webinars are as followed:

Money Management Essentials
Date: February 17, 2021
Time: 12:00 PM CST

CST Covers the importance of saving, budgeting, and debt management. A healthy financial picture should include all of these components.

Retirement Plan Essentials
Date: May 19, 2021
Time: 12:00 PM CST

Encourages employees to enroll in their workplace retirement plan or longtime participants to re-engage and learn about its latest features. Includes information about available investment services and a detailed description of Your Retirement Outlook®.

Life and Legacy
Date: August 18, 2021
Time: 12:00 PM CST

Explains estate planning best practices and how to put a plan in place.

Get Ready to Retire
Date: November 17, 2021
Time: 12:00 PM CST

A review of five key areas to consider as retirement approaches: Lifestyle, Investments, Income, Healthcare, and Legacy.

Thank you to everyone who has submitted their first 2021 credit card report for the period January 1 – 15, 2021 using our new paperless system CERTIFY. If you still have to submit your report or review other’s reports, please do so by Friday, January 29. If you need more time, please let Financial Services know. We understand that the learning curve is high with a new system and we are more than happy to assist you.

PLEASE NOTE: If you did NOT use your credit card during the period of January 1-15, 2021 you do NOT need to submit a credit card report.

CERTIFY is also our new tool to submit a cash expense reimbursement request. Please remember to set up your ACH banking information in CERTIFY before you send your first reimbursement request. The link below provides a step by step guide to setting up your ACH banking information.

https://help.certify.com/hc/en-us/articles/202557014-Entering-Direct-Deposit-Account-Information-for-Domestic-ACH

TOOLS for YOU!

We encourage everyone to watch the following CERTIFY videos before you attempt to prepare or review your first expense report. The videos are SHORT (3-5 minutes) and very informative.

• CERTIFY Mobile
• CERTIFY Wallet
• CREATING reports
• APPROVING reports

https://help.certify.com/hc/en-us

We also encourage everyone to read through the Lawrence University CERTIFY Guide for helpful tips and FAQs. The guide can be found on the Financial Services webpage or by using the link below.

https://www.lawrence.edu/info/offices/financial_services

For your convenience you can access CERTIFY through VOYAGER under the EMPLOYEE SERVICES tab. This method will log you in to CERTIFY with your LU credentials.

The WAICU Retirement Readiness Plan in partnership with Transamerica is pleased to offer a live webinar designed to help you take full advantage of everything the Retirement Readiness Plan has to offer. To register, please click on the title of the webinar and follow the on-screen prompts.

Retirement. Make It Yours.

Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Time: 12:00pm CST

Join us for a live webinar that will go over some key concepts to consider as you get ready to retire: Investing in retirement, Social Security and income planning, Medicare, legacy and estate planning, and lifestyle considerations.